General News of Friday, 4 April 2025

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Sexual Harassment: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to tender evidence against Akpabio

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Godswill Akpabio Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Godswill Akpabio

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has said she will soon present evidence of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

She made this known when she appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.

“At the right time and at the right space, I will present the evidence that I have,” she said.

Natasha also appreciated the decision of the electoral umpire INEC to reject a petition for her recall was in the right direction.

“I’m a lawyer. I’m a senator and I understand how Nigeria works. For me, the most important thing is this recall process has been stalled.

“I give kudos and credit to INEC even though I believe they should have thrown it away from the get-go,” she said.

According to Natasha, most of the addresses provided in the petition for her recall were false because most houses in her district weren’t labelled.

“Even though INEC did count 208,000 signatures, I bet you if they had gone into the verification stage, they would have struggled to even have 500 people come out to attest to signing that,” she added.

Natasha accused Akpabio of sexual harassment after he directed her to speak from her assigned seat during Senate plenary, which she refused.

She was immediately suspended for breaking the Senate rules but not after she had leveled her allegation against the Senate President.

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